APPLICATIONS OF IONIC LIQUIDS (ILS) IN THE CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF NANOMATERIALS

In the past few decades, ionic liquids (ILs), "green" solvents, have attracted tremendous attention in the inorganic nanomaterials synthesis owing to their unique physico-chemical properties, such as nonvolatile, negligible vapor pressure, low toxicity, and high thermal stability. Most recently, many technological advances have occurred in the use of ILs, served as solvents, reactants, or templates, in the synthesis of nanomaterials with controllable structures, morphologies and properties. In this paper, we provide an in-depth discussion of recent developments, in which ILs have been employed for the preparation of inorganic nanomaterials based on their reasonable properties.